Interesting read about the future of Ubuntu

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:07:42 +0800
"Goh Lip" <g.lip at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:56:43 +0800, Avi Greenbury  
> <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > - I included the
> > 'quite' to temper pedants such as us[0]
> 
> 
> Since this thread has quite (somewhat) gone OT, I am quite (very)
> sure you guys wont' mind, I've find the word 'quite' quite (rather)
> confusing. As a non-native english speaker, there are words with
> multiple meanings, or double entendres, which is quite (very)
> alright; but to have a word with contradictory meanings is quite
> (somewhat) unacceptable, because I'll have to guess in which context
> it was intended for. (Never end sentence with preposition? -
> then .....intended for, guys.  :) and "Never start a sentence with
> 'never'?"  ha ha ha)
> 
> 
> Regards - Goh Lip
> 
> ps: I confess I'm having loads of fun with the english language,
> perhaps at quite (guess!) the same level as you guys with the english
> signs displayed at non-english speaking countries. But as usual, just
> quite good natured ribbing; nothing serious to take offense with, I
> hope. ('I hope' added in so as not to end the sentence with 'with')
> 
> And Merry Christmas! (over? how was I to know?)
> 
    ;-]    that's quite a lot of quite fun fun to have over one
    quiet little typo. 

quite != quiet, no matter what anyone/everyone may say.

But have your fun; it's  ..quite fun!

Cybe R. Wizard -and quiet fun, too!
-- 
In a world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be
full of magic. 
	Godfrey Smith